Your Evening Briefing: Trump’s Covid Diagnosis Thrusts Health Into Spotlight

Your Evening Briefing: Trump’s Covid Diagnosis Thrusts Health Into Spotlight

Traders have been warning of market volatility for some time now, what with the faltering global economy, a lack of a second U.S. bailout package and the potential for legal battles (or worse) in the aftermath of the Nov. 3 presidential election. News that President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 and is headed to the hospital has thrown those fears into overdrive. Risky assets fell and oil prices plunged on Friday. Trump, who over the past nine months has downplayed, dismissed or touted unproven